Grammar
The problem with this sentence is this: President Carol Folt said to reporters, "This past weekend I busted some unions, defunded student publications, and gave [an unhoused] man $5. So, yeah, I'm feeling pretty good."
What is the Oxford comma?
The problem with this sentence is this: Chinese Trendy Food is an asian-american restaurant located on campus.
What is Asian American (capitalized, no hyphen)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Willow Bay, Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, is definitely not causing a conflict of interest by being married to USC Trustee Bob Iger.
What is "dean" (lowercase when not preceding a name)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Michael Reo, a sophomore majoring in Journalism, does not like this sentence.
What is "journalism" (without capitalization)?
The problem with this sentence is this: The Daily Trojan (DT) is so cool.
What is no acronyms in parentheses?
The problem with this sentence is this: Christina walked towards Tommy Trojan and found herself amidst a large crowd of people.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is "toward" and "amid"?
The problem with this sentence is this: August is National Black Business Month, which is the perfect time to highlight all of our community's black-owned businesses.
What is "Black-owned" (capitalized)?
The problem with this sentence is this: The newsroom was temporarily located on the fourth floor of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.
What is "Tutor Campus Center" (drop the Ronald)?
The problem with this sentence is this: "No Oxford comma," said Christina Chkarboul, a junior double majoring in global studies and earth sciences.
What is "majoring" (never double majoring)?
The problem with this sentence is this: La La Land (2016) is a wonderfully written ode to Los Angeles.
What is "'La La Land'" (in double quotes, not italics)?
The problem with this sentence is this: USC beat out Stanford in their last game against the Cardinal in the Pac-12.
What is "their" should be "its"?
The problem with this sentence is this: "Seeing ME in the MEdia" is a new mentorship program designed to provide support to BIPOC students.
What is "Black, Indigenous and people of color" (no abbreviation)?
The problem with this sentence is this: The Hecuba statue is located in the center of the square in the village.
What is "at USC Village" (rather than "in the village")?
The problem with this sentence is this: "I really don't want any of this on the record," said Leonardo DiCaprio in an interview with the "Los Angeles Times."
What is "the Los Angeles Times" (italicized, no quotes)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Believe it or not, USC has never played a football game against UM.
What is "University of Manitoba" (no abbreviations of universities that can be mistaken for others)?
The problem with this sentence is this: USC's sustainability programs have prevented the disposal of a large amount of waste over the years; 1.5 million bottles by Earth Day 2023.
What is "years — 1.5 million" (improper use of semicolon)?
The problem with this sentence is this: The University prides itself on its diverse student body and the resources that it provides to minority groups around campus.
What is "underrepresented" (not minority)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Donald Crockett, a professor of composition at the Thornton School of Music, recently did his job. Good job, Donald!
What is "professor of composition" (without the school)?
The problem with this sentence is this: "Reo said, " Christina said, "Jenna said, "Don't use the Oxford comma,"""" said a passerby.
What is the sequence of quotes (switch from " to ' and ' to " as you go through quotes within other quotes)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Quarterback junior Caleb Williams is pretty decent.
What is "quarter junior?"(year then position)
The problem with this sentence is this: "Oppenheimer" will be shown in a number of formats: IMAX 70mm, Nolan's intended viewing format, IMAX, and many more.
What is "format; IMAX; and" (semicolons when using appositive phrases in a list)?
The problem with this sentence is this: Lowriding was initially created by Chicano and Latino communities in Los Angeles' Eastside before being adopted by the Black community.
What is "Latine"?
The problem with this sentence is this: During this week's USG meeting, the Senate unanimously voted to ban squirrels from campus. When asked how the Senate would rid campus of squirrels, president Divya Jakatdar said, "Stop asking so many questions."
What is "the senate" (not capitalized)?
The problem with this sentence is this: "When I think of a great midnight snack," Thomas Trojan, an L.A. native, said, "I think of mayonnaise."
What is "said Thomas Trojan" (when using appositives/introductions)?
The problem with this sentence is this: On "ballad of a homeschooled girl," Olivia Rodrigo proudly proclaims, "Can't think of a third line / la-la-la-la-la-la / la-la-la-la-la-la."
What is "La-la-la-la-la-la / La-la-la-la-la-la" (capitalize the first letter of each line)?